What was found
AIR RETURN, TOWER REPORTED WHITE VAPOR STREAMING OF RT WING ON CLIMB OUT WITH CREW NOTING FUEL IMBALANCE DEVELOPING. MX R & R THE RT WING OTBD FLAP VALVE WITH LEAK CHECK GOOD. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 19, 2012
- Submitted
- September 21, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14204
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500968
- Aircraft time
- 16,467 hours, 9,410 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 2770138101
- Condition
- Torn
- Location
- Fuel System
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.